Clothes cleaner



Sept, 27, 192?,

F. SEVER ET AL CLOTHES GL EANER Filed Feb. 11, 1925 WITNESS '10 the clothing.

Patented Sept. 27 1927.

UNITED TATES;

v 1,643,823 PATENT OFFICE.

FRED SEVER AND MAG-NUS JOHNSON, OF LATOUCHE, TERRITORY OF ALASKA.

. cnornns CLEANER.

Application filed February This invention relates to clothes cleaners and contemplates a provision of electrically :operated means whereby the device may be run evenly and smoothly over the ,clothes in order to cleanse the same. i

Another object of the invention is the provision of a member which rotates therein in order to remove dirt or soil from the clothing and is easily brought into contact with With the above and other objects in view, the invention further includes the following novel. features and details of construction to be hereinafter more fully described,'illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings:

a Figure 1 is a side elevation of'the present invention showing the same applied to an 2 electrically operated'means. j Figure 2 is a transverse section taken through the device and showing the mountings of the. brushmember and dustconveying means. I a M Figure 3 is a diagrammatic plan view of the invention per se, showing the various chambers and elements of construction contained therein. Referring to the drawings in detail, where in like characters of reference denote corresponding parts, the reference character 10 indicates the electrically operated means which may be in the form of an electric motor which carries therein a rotatable shaft 85 11 which is connected with the mechanism of the device for the operation of the same.

In the present invention, and in order to clearly illustrate the cardinal'purposes and advantages of theabove entitled invention,

and referring especially to Figure 3 of the drawing, the reference character 12 indicates. the housing within which he elements above referred to' are enclosed. 'Abrush head 13 having brush bristles 14 extending from the. outer sides thereof has extending exterior-1y and centrally therefrom a shaft 15 which is mounted within bearings 16 within the housing 12 and as clearly illustrated in Figure 2 of the drawing, the brush bristles 14 of the brush head 13 extend through the opening of the,housing 12 whereby the same may come in' contact with the clothing to be cleaned. One end of the shaft 15 extends I through the bearing member 16-Iand carries upon the outer end portion thereof a gear 17, the purpose of which will be presently 11, 1925. Serial No. 8,496.

apparent. Mounted Within this housing 12 is a similar shaft 18- which is carried in bearings at opposite ends of the housing 12 and whit; carries a gear 19 upon the outer end portion thereof which is adapted to mesh with or engage the gear '17 by two idler gears 20 and 21 respectively.

The outer end portion of the shaft 18 is connected with a. source of power such as 655 an electric motor and-will rotate the brush' partition member 26 defines achamber 27 i which is adapted to receive or hold dust or the likeand the top of the same is closed by a dust proof screen. The inner end portions of the housing 12 are cut away as at 28 in order to communicate with the compartment 27 and have extending from the upper portions thereof bafile plates 29 which are downwardly inclined so as to convey the dust or dirt downwardly within the compartment 27. This compartment '27 includes a hinged door 30 whereby all of the dust contained "therein. may be easily and quickly removed therefrom.. The gears 17, 19, 20 and 21 are also closed by a separable housing member 31 which is secured to the housing 12 through the instrumentality of suitable fastening elements 32.

In the use and operation of the present invention it is clearly apparent thatthe device may be laid upon a piece of clothing and after the motorlO or electrically operated means rotates "the mechanism within the housing 12, namely, the brush head- 13 and the shaft 18 which carries thereon the fan members 22, it is clearlyapparent that 1 5 the brush member 13 when rotated in the direction of the arrow asgclearly illustrated in Figure '2 ofithe drawings, the dust will be conveyed into the chamber in which the shaft 18 rotates and thrown against the wall or partition 26 and owing to the mounting of the fan members 22 .upon the outer end portions of the shaft 18 a suction or vacuum will be created in the compartments 24: which houses the same whereby the duster dirt removed from the clothing will be conveyed therein and upon the successive. revolutions of the fan members'22 the said dirt I v or dust will be conveyed through the broken away portions 25 or" the housing 24 and de- ,-flected downwardly through the medium of the bafie plates 29 into the compartment 27 from whence it may he removed through the opening of'the door 30-" It is also apparent that the air may travel from the brush head member 18 into the compartment in which the shaft 18 rotates into'the housing 24 past the baffle plates 29 and through a dust proof screen 33 secured to the housing and directly above the compartment 27 whereby a completecirculation of air is assured in order to create a suitable suction in order to conve y the dirt or dust into the compart ment 27.

The invention is susceptible of various changes in its form proportions and minor details of construction, and the right is herein reserved to make such changes as properly tall within the scope of the ap-' pended claim.

Having descrlbed the invention what is claimed '1s' masses lln a clothes cleaner, a casing, a rotatable A I shaft mounted in hearings on opposite sides of the casing a cylindrical brush carried by the shaft, the said brush at its lower portion projecting through an openingat one end of the casing, a second rotatable shaft arranged parallel to the other shaft and also arranged to rotate simultaneously with the said other shaft, a fan at each end of the second shaft, a partition having enlarged holes for the second shaft, said partition partially inclosing' the fans, thereby forming a fan chamber at each side of the oas-.

drawn through the enlarged holes around.

the second shattinto the tan chambers and exhausted into the narrow compartment, and a screen covering an opening in the casing communicating with the narrow compart'- ment.

tures.

FRED SEVER. MAGNUS JOHNSQN.

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